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Turkish satellite pay-TV operator Digiturk has teamed with httv to broadcast a new range of interactive services. Digiturk will use httv’s B2Stream, a compact digital video broadcasting data streamer and […]

According to Ondas Media, which plans to launch satellite radio services throughout Europe, 68 percent of potential users are interested in the satellite media and radio service. The survey of […]

Sea Launch’sOdyssey Launch Platform returned to its home port in Long Beach, Calif., Feb. 16. Plans for repairs are proceeding along with the investigation into the Jan. 30 launch failure […]

Avail Media signed a contract to offer Intelsat’s MPEG-4 content aggregation and delivery service – Intelsat IPTV – beginning in the second quarter, Intelsat announced Feb. 20. Intelsat IPTV combines […]

[Feb. 21, 2007] A day after the announced merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, both the would-be CEO and chairman of the combined company agreed that the […]

Liquid or gas flowed through cracks penetrating underground rock on Mars, NASA reported. That disclosure stemmed from a report based on some of the first observations by the Mars Reconnaissance […]

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $212 million contract for a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense radar, the company announced. Under the contract, Raytheon will manufacture, deliver […]

Atlantis Arrives At Launch Pad, Poised For March 15 Liftoff Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived at Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, set for launch on March 15, […]

Space Systems/Loral finished providing satellite support for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) program, the company announced. Space Systems/Loral provided five advanced weather satellites and on-orbit services to the National […]

Moon-Mars Program, Not Space Shuttles A budget measure in Congress effectively freezing funds for many agencies will provide adequate funds for the ongoing NASA space shuttles program, but will hamper […]

Apollo 1 Capsule Moves To New Storage Facility NASA moved the Apollo 1 capsule and related materials approximately 90 feet to a newer, environmentally-controlled warehouse at the NASA Langley Research […]

A Washington astronautics think tank has set forth several goals for the encampment on the moon envisioned by President Bush, including business participation and development of commercial revenue sources on […]

A bizarre, eye-popping speech by the top Russian leader was roundly condemned as a ludicrous, calculating and astonishing response to the United States moving to protect European allies with a […]

A NASA constellation of five satellites to study the Northern Lights were launched aboard a rocket from Pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. That launch occurred at […]

XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio agreed to sell its XM-4 satellite to a trust owned by Satellite Leasing LLC and will lease back capacity aboard the spacecraft, XM said […]

What was supposed to be a banner start to 2007 has turned into somewhat of a challenge for SES New Skies CEO Rob Bednarek. The company’s NSS-8 satellite was destroyed […]

Boeing Co. is designing a smaller, more versatile spacecraft platform intended to appeal to the commercial and military markets, company spokeswoman Diana Ball confirmed. The new offering, first reported by […]

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Space Shuttle Atlantis Moves To Vehicle Assembly Building Space Shuttle Atlantis was transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building to prepare for launch next month. After being fitted with its external […]

NASA has issued a request for information soliciting ideas on ground processing services for its Constellation Program and the next generation of space vehicles. NASA hopes to issue a draft […]

ORLANDO, Fla.–Last month’s test by China of an anti-satellite weapon marked “a turning point” in how the United States should view space, the Air Force’s two top officials said last […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] posted the best percentage profit increase among several leading defense contractors, in results for the fourth quarter of 2006. But for the full year, Raytheon Co. […]

The Air Force would spend about $800 million more for missiles in fiscal 2008 than in the current 2007, and $400 million more for equipment, according to budget documents and […]

The American Institue of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) backed the NASA budget request for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, but seeks added funds for aeronautics research. “AIAA is […]

The alleged actions of astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak, while shocking, will not and should not damage support for NASA and the U.S. role in space, either in congressional committees with […]

The installation of Democratic leadership in Congress means that some opponents of ballistic missile defense (BMD) have gained expanded leverage and clout, a leading analyst said. Baker Spring, research fellow […]

The International Space Station (ISS) yesterday experienced an electrical power loss, an unwelcome early-morning event that posed no danger to the three ISS crew members, NASA reported. About 1 a.m. […]

DirecTV Group Inc. DirecTV Group Inc. posted a profit of $1.4 billion on revenues of $14.8 billion, the company announced Feb. 7. In 2005, DirecTV attributed the revenue gains to […]